Snrub
HalfDork
7/23/20 10:18 p.m.
Some car side window surrounds/frames are covered in what appears to be a black wrap, rather than paint or plastic. Sometimes rust seems to form under this material. What is the best way to repair the black wrap-type material after you remove the rust? For instance, if I grind off the rust, is there a way to re-wrap the frames? Here's a picture of what I'm looking to repair.

Supposedly it's some sort of vinyl tape (on 90s Thunderbirds at least)
I'd probably mask it off and paint it with a sturdy satin paint or rubberized coating.
Just buy some black 3m or other quality vinyl wrap and apply. Make sure the rust repair is smooth.
Snrub
HalfDork
7/24/20 3:27 p.m.
mr2s2000elise just did this in his build thread.
Looks like you might be able to find the vinyl precut to shape.
That a Ford?
I have a Fiesta and some of that stuff is peeling up where the horizontal and vertical pieces meet
noddaz
UltraDork
7/25/20 7:00 p.m.
Carefully peel off, repair area and reapply new black tape. Or paint, your choice.
We painted the Mazda 3 we repaired there, looked fine when coated with a semi-gloss clear.
So yeah, vinyl or paint.